Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Jan 19, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Searching

If you loved Searching, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Missing

Missing

2023★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Searching for fans of Drama & Mystery & Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

When her mother disappears while on vacation in Colombia with her new boyfriend, June’s search for answers is hindered by international red tape. Stuck thousands of miles away in L...

#2
The Poseidon Adventure

The Poseidon Adventure

1972★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Searching for fans of Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

When their ocean liner capsizes, a group of passengers struggle to survive and escape....

#3
Can You Ever Forgive Me?

Can You Ever Forgive Me?

2018★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Searching for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

When a bestselling celebrity biographer is no longer able to get published because she has fallen out of step with current tastes, she turns her art form to deception....

#4
Summer of 84

Summer of 84

2018★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Searching for fans of Drama & Mystery. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

After suspecting that their police officer neighbor is a serial killer, a group of teenage friends spend their summer spying on him and gathering evidence, but as they get closer t...

#5
A Simple Favor

A Simple Favor

2018★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Searching for fans of Mystery & Thriller. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Stephanie, a dedicated mother and popular vlogger, befriends Emily, a mysterious upper-class woman whose son Nicky attends the same school as Miles, Stephanie's son. When Emily ask...

#6
The Nun

The Nun

2018★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Searching for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A priest with a dark past and a novice nearing her final vows are sent by the Vatican to Romania to investigate a nun's death and face a demonic force....